Houghton Regis, All Saints Church c.1955
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Kelly's Directory for 1898 lists the Parish Church as 'the church of St Michael, formerly All Saints, ...' so it is obvious that an incumbent and the Church council during the intervening period decided that a return to the safety of multi-sainthood was preferable. Although the parish register dates from 1538, the style, decoration and monumental devices within the church indicate a much earlier presence - at least in the 14th century, since there are brasses commemorating the Waleys family as incumbents from 1400.

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Memories of Houghton Regis, All Saints Church c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Houghton Regis, All Saints Church c.1955

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I grew up in Houghton Regis in the 1960s, we were a big family, and seemed to go to all the schools, including Houghton Regis Upper, Northfields, Queensbury, Manshead. My dad moved there for work from London before I was born so it was all I knew. I remember long summers, walking over the fields to Dunstable, swimming in Tithe Farm Junior School pool, playing at the Rec and hanging out at the haunted house on ...see more